Field Watch
August field report: scholarships, a German guideline and Anaheim
An archive of August developments. The scholarship deadlines and Anaheim conference have passed; original sources remain linked.
Field Signals
Organizations, access, policy and events
News about EMDR organizations, training access, policy and events.
Our Rescue: August 31 application deadline has passed
Our Rescue states that applications for its 2026 nationwide EMDR training initiative were open through August 31 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Selected licensed or license-eligible clinicians receive a full scholarship for the listed virtual training and consultation, but the page does not say every incidental expense is covered or that the program confers EMDRIA Certification.
Upcoming EMDR field dates
Germany’s updated PTSD guideline includes EMDR among robust-evidence methods
Germany’s updated AWMF/DeGPT S3 guideline gives Grade A to individual trauma-focused psychotherapy and includes EMDR among five robust-evidence interventions.
More Field Signals
Organizations, events, access and policy.
HAP agency scholarships: August application period has ended
Trauma Recovery/HAP lists 15 partial $500 agency scholarships for eligible agencies, with no more than three awards per agency and a two-year employment-contract condition.
Impact Scholarship: August 28 application deadline has passed
EMDR Professional Training reports awards may range from full tuition to half tuition or another amount; required texts are excluded. This is not an EMDRNews endorsement.
EMDRIA’s consultant track turns toward evidence and reflective practice
The official Aug. 20 program lists trainer, joint research-to-consultation, and Consultant Day sessions.
Follow what is moving across the field
Read updates on training access, organizations, policy and conferences.
Latest from each desk
Research Watch · Practice Briefs · Field Notes
Research Brief
Brief EMDR-Derived Interventions for Workers Facing Ongoing Exposure
A 12-month ambulance-worker study examines repeated exposure; separate small trials test early interventions.
Practice Brief
Blocking Beliefs in EMDR: What Clinicians Should Listen For
A practice brief on blocking beliefs, negative cognitions, feeder memories and stalled processing.
Field Notes
Upcoming EMDR Field Dates: 2026 Conference Watchlist
Dates and official links for EMDR and trauma conferences in 2026.
The EMDRNews Podcast
The briefing, now in audio
Audio briefings on research, clinical practice and professional news. For the drive between sessions.
An audio companion to the Cognitive Interweaves practice brief: what interweaves are, why restraint matters, and how trained clinicians think about stuck processing.
EMDR Resources
Official sources, not care promises.
From Field Notes
2026 Conference Watchlist
Dates and official links for EMDR and trauma conferences in 2026.
What the 2026 Conference Season Is Really About
A look at the themes and organizational signals shaping EMDR conferences this year, beyond the scheduled dates and speaker lists.
EMDR For Veterans
VA, DoD, and allied care-system starting points organized by country for veterans, service members, and their families.